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Meanings of faint gleam in English

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Usage of faint gleam in English
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Emily watched the first faint gleam of stars in the upper air.
A Life's Morning
2
Away to the left there was the faint gleam of the river.
V. V.'s Eyes
3
He caught the faint gleam of the Capuchin's eyes in the gloom.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
4
The faint gleam of light through the parted curtains was fading fast.
The Two Destinies
5
A faint gleam of anxiety showed for a moment in her own.
The Rocks of Valpré
6
The lake was a faint gleam through the trees behind the cabin.
Pandemonium
7
A gleam, a very faint gleam of triumph came to his eyes.
Phyllis of Philistia
8
As Mrs. Mansfield looked out she saw a faint gleam in the studio.
The Way of Ambition
9
I aimed it to the side; a faint gleam reflected back.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
10
A faint gleam shone feebly amid the ashes of the now blackening altar.
The Days of Mohammed
11
A faint gleam of pleasure lightened the gloom of his face.
Piccadilly Jim
12
He could see a faint gleam along the side of a brass microscope.
The subtle knife
13
A faint gleam of dawn was already falling from the sky.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 5
14
The faint gleam of green light escaped from between his fingers.
Haunted
15
Not a single faint gleam of light came from a window.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klinge...
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Bowman, and a faint gleam of mischief came into her face.
The Mystery of Mary
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Faint gleam through the time
Faint gleam across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common